The Republic of Skittenia is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, digital currency, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.743 billion Skittenians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, with Welfare, Environment, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 76.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Skittenian economy, worth 464 trillion Mews a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 80,914 Mews, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians "baring all" for the camera isn't always a figure of speech, octogenarian swimsuit models insist that they've still got it, the endangered saltwater humpback Kitten is only seen in captivity programs, and people accuse the government of being in bed with Big Safety. Crime is totally unknown. Skittenia's national animal is the Kitten, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.